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How to Zoom out on Google Docs

Shrink the page view to see more of your document at once. Zoom changes only your view, not the printed size.

Operations
3 steps 1 min Community template
1

Click the Zoom menu

In the toolbar, click the zoom box (100%).

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Click the Zoom menu
2

Click a smaller zoom level

Pick a value below 100% - here, 75%. You can also type a value into the box.

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Click a smaller zoom level
3

Zoomed out

The page now looks smaller, so more of the document fits on screen.

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Zoomed out

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